[Air-l] UCSD Division of Cal-(IT)2 Offers Two Faculty Positions in Arts & Humanities

[Steve Jones]

UCSD Division of Cal-(IT)2 Offers Two Faculty Positions in Arts & 
Humanities
 
  2.23.04 – The UCSD Division of Cal-(IT)2 and the UCSD Division of Arts 
& Humanities are recruiting for two new tenure-track positions. Both 
positions will benefit from New Media Arts research and performance 
facilities planned for the first floor of the Cal-(IT)2 building, which 
is currently under construction and slated for occupancy in early 2005.
   
One position is for an assistant or associate professor in the 
humanities whose research addresses or engages the development of 
information technology and telecommunications. This appointment will be 
in the appropriate department: Literature, History, or Philosophy. The 
application deadline is March 21.
   
  The second position is for an assistant or associate professor who 
brings creative and/or theoretical work demonstrating substantial 
engagement with computing in any field of the arts such as (but not 
limited to) the visual arts, music, theatre and/or dance. The position 
will be affiliated with the New Media Arts layer of Cal-(IT)2. The 
application deadline is March 10.
   
More specifics for both positions and how to apply for each are listed 
below.
   
Position Title: Assistant or Associate Professor
Job Number: 4-320-AA
  Description: As part of the California Institute of Information 
Technology and Telecommunications (Cal-(IT)2), UCSD is seeking to hire 
an outstanding assistant or beginning associate professor in a 
humanities field whose research addresses or engages the development of 
information technology and telecommunications. The appointment will 
begin July 1, 2004 or thereafter. This position will be affiliated with 
Cal-(IT)2 and will have a primary appointment in the appropriate 
humanities department (Literature, History, or Philosophy). At present, 
the institute has four main thematic focus areas: new media arts, 
intelligent transportation, environment and civil infrastructure, and 
digitally enabled genomic research. Candidates for this position should 
have work that demonstrates a substantial engagement with information 
and telecommunications technology that will either contribute to one or 
more of the focus areas or address broader issues, including but not 
limited to, the aesthetics of information technology, information 
theory, the historical development, epistemological or ethical 
implications, and intellectual ramifications of telecommunications and 
information technology.  A Ph.D. is required.
   
  Salary: Salary commensurate with experience and publication record and 
based on UC pay scales.
   
  Closing Date: Review of applications will begin on March 21, 2004 and 
will continue until the position is filled.
   
  To Apply: Applications should include letter of intent, CV, placement 
file or three letters of reference. Applicants who are not U.S. 
citizens should state their immigration status
  at the time of application.  Send applications to:
                  
  Humanities Cal-(IT)2 Search
  Department of Philosophy
  7002 Humanities and Social Sciences
  University of California, San Diego
  9500 Gilman Drive
  La Jolla, CA 92093-0119
  Inquiries:  bechtel at ucsd.edu
  Please refer to position #4-320-AA in your response.
  Posted on 01/28/04.
   
   
Faculty Position:  Assistant or Associate Professor, New Media Arts
                          
  The University of California, San Diego Division of Arts and 
Humanities (http://dah.ucsd.edu) invites applicants for an assistant or 
beginning associate professor of New Media Arts to begin July 1, 2004.  
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and 
based upon UC pay scales.
   
  Candidates should have creative and/or theoretical work that 
demonstrates a substantial engagement with computing in any field of 
the arts such as (but not limited to) the visual arts, music, theatre 
and/or dance. The position will be affiliated with the New Media Arts 
layer of the California Institute of Information Technology and 
Telecommunications [Cal-(IT)2 - http://www.calit2.net ], and with the 
Center for Research in Computing and the Arts (CRCA - 
http://www.crca.ucsd.edu).  The position will involve teaching within 
the Interdisciplinary Computing in the Arts Major and development of 
new digital arts graduate programs.  The candidate will join one of the 
departments of Visual Arts, Music, or Theatre and Dance.  Ph.D., 
M.F.A., or commensurate professional experience is required.
   
  To apply, please send a letter of intent including a statement of 
qualifications and research interests, curriculum vitae, samples of 
creative work and/or publications, along with names and addresses 
(including email addresses) of three references to:
   
  Digital Arts Search Committee
  CRCA 0037
  UC San Diego
  La   Jolla, CA 92093-0037
   
  The application deadline is March 10, 2004, or until the position is 
filled. Please reference position #4-332-fAf in all correspondence. 
Enclose self-addressed postcard for acknowledgment of application and 
SASE for return of work samples.
   
About UCSD: UCSD is a major research university that promotes and 
supports creative work and advanced research in all forms of the arts 
including practice, history, and theory.  One of the 10 campuses in the 
world-renowned University of California system, UCSD has rapidly 
achieved the status as one of the top institutions in the nation for 
higher education and research. Total current campus enrollment is 
nearly 25,000.  Generous research funding and excellent studio 
facilities are available. Teaching will include both graduate seminars 
and undergraduate classes and active involvement with a new 
interdisciplinary graduate program currently in development.
   
  UCSD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong 
institutional commitment to excellence through diversity.